The adultification of refugee children: Implications for cross-cultural social work practice

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 85-95

  Puig, Maria Elena ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Adultification; Cubans; Migration; Refugees

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937389086     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v05n03_05     Document Type: Article

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